Coach Reiland is entering his twelfth year as head coach at Iowa City West High School...he has accumulated a 247-30 record in his years at West... prior to this time he was the head coach at Solon High School for two years and an assistant coach at Iowa City West for five years... has had ninety wrestlers from West High qualify for the state tournament, with eightteen champions, ten runner-ups, nine third place finisher, six fourth place finishers, six fifth place finishers, four sixth place finishers, one seventh place finisher, and one eight place finisher ...while under Coach Reiland, West High has won four State Dual Meet titles and two traditional state title...also under Reiland's tenure West High has finished second (four times), third (twice), fourth (twice), and seventh at the traditional state tournament, placed second (three times) and third at the dual meet state tournament, won the MVC Conference Tournament eight times, and won the Division Dual Meet title in the MVC nine times...Coach Reiland and his staff were named Coaches of the Year in the conference '01, 07' and '10 and were also named the Southeast Iowa District 3A Coaches of the Year in five times... has a career record of 272-42-1 in his thirteen years as head coach...Coach Reiland's 2008-09 team finished the season ranked #39 nationally according to Amateur Wrestling News, 2007-08 team finished the season ranked #8 nationally according to Wrestling USA Magazine and #9 nationally according to Amateur Wrestling News, his 2006-07 team finished ranked #14 nationally according to AWN, #13 according to WIN, and #11 according to WUSA...is in his eigth year as the State Chairman of the Iowa Wrestling Federation and has served five years as the Junior Director of the IWF...is the co-chairman of the Coaches Council Executive Committee of USA Wrestling, serves on the Junior Division Executive Committee, serves on the Junior Olympic Wrestling Committee, and serves on the USA Wrestling Board of Directors and the BOD Executive Committee...as a wrestler, Reiland was a NCAA champion and a two-time All-American while attending the University of Iowa...won two state titles and was a four-time state place winner while attending Eagle Grove High School...won two Espoir Greco Roman National Titles and finished first and second in freestyle...member of the 1988 Espoir Greco Roman World Team and the 1986 Junior Greco Roman World Team...won Junior National titles in 1987 in both Freestyle and Greco Roman...Coach Reiland has been married for eleven years to his wife Michele.
West High School Assistant Coach
Matt Orton
Coach Orton is in his fifth year as assistant varsity coach at Iowa City West High School aided the Trojans in earning twelve individual state champions and four team state championships during the past four seasons…joined the Trojan wrestling staff after spending nine years as an assistant coach at St. Charles West High School in St. Charles, Missouri…helped guide the Warriors wrestling team to four state titles…selected assistant coach of the year on three occasions…was head cross country coach while at St. Charles West…lead the Warriors to three top three finishes in state competition…as a collegiate athlete, was a NCAA Division I national tournament qualifier for Southwest Missouri State (Missouri State) University…as a prep athlete, won a state championship at Cedar Rapids Jefferson…Coach Orton is currently a Health and PE instructor at Iowa City West High School…obtained his undergraduate and master degrees from Lindenwood University…resides in Fairfax, Iowa with his wife, Shannon, and their two children Alex and Sophia.
West High School Sophomore Coach
Ben Gast
Coach Gast is in his tenth year as the sophomore coach at Iowa City West High School…led the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 fresh/soph squads to back-to-back MVC conference championships…joined the high school staff after spending one year as Northwest Junior High wrestling coach…coached Northwest Junior High football for eight years… as a collegiate athlete, wrestled for Luther College…as a prep athlete, was a state qualifier for Osage High School…member of two state dual championships teams and third place team at state traditional tournament… Coach Gast is currently a Business Education instructor at Iowa City West High School… resides in Durant, Iowa with his wife, Kristina, and their sons Ethan and Colby.
West High School Freshman Coach
Ty Burke
Coach Burke is in his third year at Iowa City West and will be the freshmen coach this year. During his first year he served as volunteer assistant coach with the varsity team as well as North Central Junior High School coach… joined the Trojan wrestling staff after spending two years as an assistant varsity coach at Cedar Falls High School…as a collegiate athlete, wrestled for the University of Northern Iowa…as a prep athlete wrestled for Crestwood High School…Coach Burke obtained his undergraduate degree at the University of Northern Iowa…Coach Burke is Marketing Representative for Federated Insurance…resides in Iowa City with his wife Jenn.
Northwest Junior High Coach
Trojan War Hammer Youth Club Director & Coach
Mike Colleran
Coach Colleran is in his fourth year at Iowa City West serving as volunteer assistant coach with varsity team as well as Northwest Junior High School coach and Trojan Wrestling Youth Club coach…joined the Trojan wrestling staff after spending six years performing multiple roles, including head and assistant wrestling coach, at Woodberry Forest School in Virginia where the teams won a state title and finished second twice…as a collegiate athlete, wrestled for Boston College…three year varsity letter winner…team captain senior year…most improved wrestler award recipient as junior…as a prep athlete, wrestled for Harriton High School in Rosemont, Pennsylvania…four year varsity letter winner…team captain senior year…Coach Colleran is currently an instructor at Kirkwood College... obtained his undergraduate degree from Boston College and graduate degree from the University of Virginia…resides in Iowa City, Iowa with his wife Erica and son Michael Dylan.
Northwest Junior High Coach
Trojan War Hammer Youth Club Coach
Justin Swafford
Coach Swafford is in his second year at Iowa City West serving as a volunteer assistant coach with the varsity High school team as well as Northwest Junior High coach...wrestled for the University of Northern Iowa and earned 2 letters…in high school was a three time state finalist and state champion for Mediapolis High…is on the all-time win list for the state of Iowa with a record of 177-11…graduated from University of Northern Iowa with a major in Biology: Biomedical and resides in Iowa City with his wife Margaret.
North Central Junior High Coach
Andrew Bell
Coach Bell is in his seventh year at Iowa City West serving as North Central Junior High School coach …has also spent seven years coaching junior high football…as a prep athlete wrestled at Columbus Community High School in Columbus Junction… Coach Bell Currently teaches Physical Education at North Central Junior High…received a B.A. in Physical Education from Cornell College in Mt. Vernon…resides in Solon, Iowa with his wife Becky and sons Austin and Tyler.
North Central Junior High Coach
Jay Gorsh
Coach Gorsh is in his second year at Iowa City West serving as North Central Junior High School coach… is also coaching 8th grade football at North Central… joined the Trojan wrestling staff after serving as graduate assistant at the University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse… spent two years as head wrestling coach at Lone Tree High School as well as three years as head wrestling coach at Washington High School … as a prep athlete, was a state place winner and two time qualifier for Williamsburg High School…Coach Gorsh is currently in his third year as a special education teacher at North Central Junior High...obtained his Bachelor degree in Education from University of Northern Iowa and Master degree in Education from the University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse… resides in North Liberty, Iowa with his fiancé Aimee.
Trojan War Hammer Youth Club Coach
Jake Halvorsen
Coach Halvorsen is in his sixth year at Iowa City West serving as Trojan Youth Wrestling Club coach… as a prep athlete wrestled for Iowa City West High School…four year varsity letter winner state champion as sophomore…state runner-up as junior and senior… Jake obtained his Bachelor Degree in Management Information Systems from The University of Iowa and currently resides in Iowa City.
Coach Reiland is entering his twelfth year as head coach at Iowa City West High School...he has accumulated a 247-30 record in his years at West... prior to this time he was the head coach at Solon High School for two years and an assistant coach at Iowa City West for five years... has had ninety wrestlers from West High qualify for the state tournament, with eightteen champions, ten runner-ups, nine third place finisher, six fourth place finishers, six fifth place finishers, four sixth place finishers, one seventh place finisher, and one eight place finisher ...while under Coach Reiland, West High has won four State Dual Meet titles and two traditional state title...also under Reiland's tenure West High has finished second (four times), third (twice), fourth (twice), and seventh at the traditional state tournament, placed second (three times) and third at the dual meet state tournament, won the MVC Conference Tournament eight times, and won the Division Dual Meet title in the MVC nine times...Coach Reiland and his staff were named Coaches of the Year in the conference '01, 07' and '10 and were also named the Southeast Iowa District 3A Coaches of the Year in five times... has a career record of 272-42-1 in his thirteen years as head coach...Coach Reiland's 2008-09 team finished the season ranked #39 nationally according to Amateur Wrestling News, 2007-08 team finished the season ranked #8 nationally according to Wrestling USA Magazine and #9 nationally according to Amateur Wrestling News, his 2006-07 team finished ranked #14 nationally according to AWN, #13 according to WIN, and #11 according to WUSA...is in his eigth year as the State Chairman of the Iowa Wrestling Federation and has served five years as the Junior Director of the IWF...is the co-chairman of the Coaches Council Executive Committee of USA Wrestling, serves on the Junior Division Executive Committee, serves on the Junior Olympic Wrestling Committee, and serves on the USA Wrestling Board of Directors and the BOD Executive Committee...as a wrestler, Reiland was a NCAA champion and a two-time All-American while attending the University of Iowa...won two state titles and was a four-time state place winner while attending Eagle Grove High School...won two Espoir Greco Roman National Titles and finished first and second in freestyle...member of the 1988 Espoir Greco Roman World Team and the 1986 Junior Greco Roman World Team...won Junior National titles in 1987 in both Freestyle and Greco Roman...Coach Reiland has been married for eleven years to his wife Michele.
Coach Orton is in his fifth year as assistant varsity coach at Iowa City West High School aided the Trojans in earning twelve individual state champions and four team state championships during the past four seasons…joined the Trojan wrestling staff after spending nine years as an assistant coach at St. Charles West High School in St. Charles, Missouri…helped guide the Warriors wrestling team to four state titles…selected assistant coach of the year on three occasions…was head cross country coach while at St. Charles West…lead the Warriors to three top three finishes in state competition…as a collegiate athlete, was a NCAA Division I national tournament qualifier for Southwest Missouri State (Missouri State) University…as a prep athlete, won a state championship at Cedar Rapids Jefferson…Coach Orton is currently a Health and PE instructor at Iowa City West High School…obtained his undergraduate and master degrees from Lindenwood University…resides in Fairfax, Iowa with his wife, Shannon, and their two children Alex and Sophia.
Coach Gast is in his tenth year as the sophomore coach at Iowa City West High School…led the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 fresh/soph squads to back-to-back MVC conference championships…joined the high school staff after spending one year as Northwest Junior High wrestling coach…coached Northwest Junior High football for eight years… as a collegiate athlete, wrestled for Luther College…as a prep athlete, was a state qualifier for Osage High School…member of two state dual championships teams and third place team at state traditional tournament… Coach Gast is currently a Business Education instructor at Iowa City West High School… resides in Durant, Iowa with his wife, Kristina, and their sons Ethan and Colby.
Coach Burke is in his third year at Iowa City West and will be the freshmen coach this year. During his first year he served as volunteer assistant coach with the varsity team as well as North Central Junior High School coach… joined the Trojan wrestling staff after spending two years as an assistant varsity coach at Cedar Falls High School…as a collegiate athlete, wrestled for the University of Northern Iowa…as a prep athlete wrestled for Crestwood High School…Coach Burke obtained his undergraduate degree at the University of Northern Iowa…Coach Burke is Marketing Representative for Federated Insurance…resides in Iowa City with his wife Jenn.
Coach Colleran is in his fourth year at Iowa City West serving as volunteer assistant coach with varsity team as well as Northwest Junior High School coach and Trojan Wrestling Youth Club coach…joined the Trojan wrestling staff after spending six years performing multiple roles, including head and assistant wrestling coach, at Woodberry Forest School in Virginia where the teams won a state title and finished second twice…as a collegiate athlete, wrestled for Boston College…three year varsity letter winner…team captain senior year…most improved wrestler award recipient as junior…as a prep athlete, wrestled for Harriton High School in Rosemont, Pennsylvania…four year varsity letter winner…team captain senior year…Coach Colleran is currently an instructor at Kirkwood College... obtained his undergraduate degree from Boston College and graduate degree from the University of Virginia…resides in Iowa City, Iowa with his wife Erica and son Michael Dylan.
Coach Swafford is in his second year at Iowa City West serving as a volunteer assistant coach with the varsity High school team as well as Northwest Junior High coach...wrestled for the University of Northern Iowa and earned 2 letters…in high school was a three time state finalist and state champion for Mediapolis High…is on the all-time win list for the state of Iowa with a record of 177-11…graduated from University of Northern Iowa with a major in Biology: Biomedical and resides in Iowa City with his wife Margaret.
Coach Halvorsen is in his sixth year at Iowa City West serving as Trojan Youth Wrestling Club coach… as a prep athlete wrestled for Iowa City West High School…four year varsity letter winner state champion as sophomore…state runner-up as junior and senior… Jake obtained his Bachelor Degree in Management Information Systems from The University of Iowa and currently resides in Iowa City.